scissor
Example Sentences
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Five Delta employees were gathered near a scissor lift when Bautista climbed into the lift and elevated himself around 40- to 50-feet high, the sheriff’s report said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
I had just got off the scissor lift and then you said you were supposed to paint the wall, but got too busy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
A grounds crew member wheeled out a scissor lift after about 20 minutes, then waited for a beekeeper to arrive as fans in the sections behind home plate were cleared out for safety.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
Today she reaches the peak of her canvases by riding a scissor lift, which sits behind her worktable, its metal bars speckled with globs of paint in many different colors.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
When the door swung open, a scissor of daylight fell on to the concrete floor, showing clumps of trodden-down straw, and mud.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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